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Man Drowns in Skid-Steer Accident in Southeast Manitoba

December 27, 2024 1:07 PM CDT | News


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Manitoba RCMP say a 58-year-old man has died after falling through the ice on a skid-steer.

Officers from the Steinbach RCMP detachment responded to a pond in the RM of Hanover on December 24 at around 1:30 p.m.

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Police, along with local fire and EMS, were advised the man was operating a skid-steer loader when it went through the ice.

With the assistance of the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART), the man’s body was recovered later that afternoon.

Steinbach RCMP continue to investigate.


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